Former Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has backed Arsenal to secure a ‘comfortable’ win at Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend.

Fabregas also predicted Fulham’s clash with Manchester City to be ‘tricky’.

Previewing the action on the Planet Premier League podcast, Fabregas said: “I consider it a big game, Arsenal v United, United v Arsenal, they have always been special games.

“It’s true, United at the moment are not at the level that they were in the past, we can all agree with that. I can see Arsenal being too strong for them at the moment.

“I do think Arsenal play by memory, they are confident, they believe, they have the experience. They have grown over the last year, they have improved, so I do think Arsenal will win that game comfortably.

“I will not say it easily because United is United and history, at the end of the day, the badge on the chest, we need to respect that and Old Trafford is Old Trafford.

“But again, I consider Arsenal to be too strong at the moment.

“Fulham is a tricky one for Manchester City.

“They’ve had a good season, a very complete season. They’ve improved in many areas, they have a good coach so, yeah, I believe it’s going to be at least tricky for Manchester City to obtain the three points.”